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beaker-virtual-fs
1.6.6
by himmuhimmu797
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The provided source code exhibits clear malicious behavior by exfiltrating sensitive system information to a suspicious external domain. This poses a significant security risk.
Live on npm for 13 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
lightrun
1.2.2
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This file is encrypted with PyArmor
@adminhub-page/emails
18.0.0
by khan1985
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code poses a security risk due to the obfuscated code and sending data to an external server. The code's purpose is not clear, which further increases suspicion. Further review is necessary.
Live on npm for 19 hours and 35 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
zope-container
3.11.2
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
The primary concern with this code is the use of 'exec' to execute scripts fetched from the internet without validation. This poses a significant security risk as it can potentially execute malicious code. The use of 'os.spawnle' and 'subprocess.Popen' with user-provided inputs also adds to the security concerns. Additionally, there is a typo in 'Optarser' and incomplete handling of the temporary directory cleanup. http://python-distribute.org/distribute_setup.py was marked as Malicious by 1 engine in VT. https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/3dce83785eafd47d40edd58b58c82593994cd409fc76351033486881fe943c36
jessa-vue-components
4.5.1563
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code is likely malicious, as it collects and transmits system information to an external domain using obfuscation techniques. This behavior indicates potential data exfiltration.
Live on npm for 1 hour and 33 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
danafonts
1.19.999
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script is making a HTTP request to an external URL. This behavior could potentially be used for data exfiltration or to download malicious payloads. It poses a security risk and should be investigated further.
Live on npm for 2 hours and 41 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
h98dxxx
1.1.0
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code is exfiltrating directory contents via DNS queries to suspicious domains, indicating potentially malicious behavior.
Live on npm for 1 hour and 18 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
ibiza-universe
4.22.3
by msaasiamadmin
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code is highly likely to be malicious as it involves downloading and executing a script from a hardcoded external source, which is typical of a backdoor or reverse shell implementation.
Live on npm for 6 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
endstone
1.20.51a1
Removed from pypi
Blocked by Socket
The code poses a significant risk as it downloads and executes code from a potentially untrusted remote server, which may lead to malicious behavior if the remote server is compromised. Security measures should be implemented to validate the source and content integrity before execution.
Live on pypi for 38 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
new-npm-packages
999.9.9
by mega707
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script collects information like package details, directories, hostnames, DNS servers and user information, and sends it to a remote server.
Live on npm for 52 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
dh-test-cafe-automation-library
2.1.77
by delight732k
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code is not malicious but is vulnerable to SQL injection due to the lack of input validation and sanitization for the 'rawQuery' parameter. The misuse of connection.end() could lead to resource management issues.
Live on npm for 3 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
jijmodeling
0.9.14
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This file is encrypted with PyArmor
fixed-sidebar-modal
1.0.0
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script executes a command with user-supplied input without proper sanitization, which may lead to command injection. Additionally, it sends the payload to an external server, which can leak sensitive data.
Live on npm for 361 days, 2 hours and 33 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
@erboladaiorg/a-maiores-at
0.0.1-security
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This package was removed from the npm registry for security reasons.
Live on npm for 15 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
yncrquest
1.2.0
by 17b4a931
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This code poses a serious security risk and should not be used.
Live on npm for 23 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
mcs-landings-api
8.9537.0
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script is designed to send critical system information and environment variables to an external server, which is highly suspicious and indicative of malicious behavior.
Live on npm for 1 hour and 9 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
pytrv
0.0.1
Removed from pypi
Blocked by Socket
The code poses a significant security risk by downloading and executing an external executable without any verification. This behavior is indicative of potential malware activity.
Live on pypi for 11 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
stock_sheet
1.0.0
by mduan
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This script is performing a modification to a TypeScript declaration file. While it may not be inherently malicious, modifying files in the 'node_modules' directory can introduce unexpected behavior and potential security risks.
Live on npm for 7 days, 6 hours and 52 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
sushi-client
7.792.0
by hamz-sus
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code snippet is likely performing a data leak by sending system data to a suspicious domain. It also exhibits obfuscation techniques.
Live on npm for 32 days, 10 hours and 48 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
wolfhece
1.8.11
Removed from pypi
Blocked by Socket
While the code does not exhibit explicit malicious behavior, it contains significant security risks due to hardcoded credentials, insecure data transmission, and poor data handling practices. The absence of explicit malicious intent is noted, but the potential for exploitation exists.
Live on pypi for 55 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
azure-graphrbac
4.8.4
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code is designed to exfiltrate sensitive system information and file contents to remote servers. This is highly indicative of malicious behavior.
Live on npm for 20 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
usaa-textarea
4.1.1
by w00dr0w
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This script is using 'nslookup' to resolve a domain and then execute 'node index.js'. This behavior is considered suspicious and potentially malicious. The domain name and IP address should be inspected to determine their legitimacy.
Live on npm for 4 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
rcv-with-media-plugins
8.99.99
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code uses the exec function to run shell commands, which poses a significant security risk. It could potentially execute malicious code if the input to exec is manipulated. Redirecting output to /dev/null to hide execution details is suspicious.
Live on npm for 1 hour and 45 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
postinstall-dummy
0.0.7
by timsuchanek
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script is malicious as it exfiltrates sensitive environment variable data to an external server without user consent, posing a high security risk.
Live on npm for 9 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
wechat-web-login
9.1.3
by paulisusu
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script pings a domain constructed from the hostname, which could be used for tracking or malicious purposes. The domain structure raises concerns about potential data exfiltration or unauthorized communication.
Live on npm for 2 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
beaker-virtual-fs
1.6.6
by himmuhimmu797
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The provided source code exhibits clear malicious behavior by exfiltrating sensitive system information to a suspicious external domain. This poses a significant security risk.
Live on npm for 13 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
lightrun
1.2.2
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This file is encrypted with PyArmor
@adminhub-page/emails
18.0.0
by khan1985
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code poses a security risk due to the obfuscated code and sending data to an external server. The code's purpose is not clear, which further increases suspicion. Further review is necessary.
Live on npm for 19 hours and 35 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
zope-container
3.11.2
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
The primary concern with this code is the use of 'exec' to execute scripts fetched from the internet without validation. This poses a significant security risk as it can potentially execute malicious code. The use of 'os.spawnle' and 'subprocess.Popen' with user-provided inputs also adds to the security concerns. Additionally, there is a typo in 'Optarser' and incomplete handling of the temporary directory cleanup. http://python-distribute.org/distribute_setup.py was marked as Malicious by 1 engine in VT. https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/3dce83785eafd47d40edd58b58c82593994cd409fc76351033486881fe943c36
jessa-vue-components
4.5.1563
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code is likely malicious, as it collects and transmits system information to an external domain using obfuscation techniques. This behavior indicates potential data exfiltration.
Live on npm for 1 hour and 33 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
danafonts
1.19.999
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script is making a HTTP request to an external URL. This behavior could potentially be used for data exfiltration or to download malicious payloads. It poses a security risk and should be investigated further.
Live on npm for 2 hours and 41 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
h98dxxx
1.1.0
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code is exfiltrating directory contents via DNS queries to suspicious domains, indicating potentially malicious behavior.
Live on npm for 1 hour and 18 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
ibiza-universe
4.22.3
by msaasiamadmin
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code is highly likely to be malicious as it involves downloading and executing a script from a hardcoded external source, which is typical of a backdoor or reverse shell implementation.
Live on npm for 6 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
endstone
1.20.51a1
Removed from pypi
Blocked by Socket
The code poses a significant risk as it downloads and executes code from a potentially untrusted remote server, which may lead to malicious behavior if the remote server is compromised. Security measures should be implemented to validate the source and content integrity before execution.
Live on pypi for 38 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
new-npm-packages
999.9.9
by mega707
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script collects information like package details, directories, hostnames, DNS servers and user information, and sends it to a remote server.
Live on npm for 52 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
dh-test-cafe-automation-library
2.1.77
by delight732k
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code is not malicious but is vulnerable to SQL injection due to the lack of input validation and sanitization for the 'rawQuery' parameter. The misuse of connection.end() could lead to resource management issues.
Live on npm for 3 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
jijmodeling
0.9.14
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This file is encrypted with PyArmor
fixed-sidebar-modal
1.0.0
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script executes a command with user-supplied input without proper sanitization, which may lead to command injection. Additionally, it sends the payload to an external server, which can leak sensitive data.
Live on npm for 361 days, 2 hours and 33 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
@erboladaiorg/a-maiores-at
0.0.1-security
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This package was removed from the npm registry for security reasons.
Live on npm for 15 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
yncrquest
1.2.0
by 17b4a931
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This code poses a serious security risk and should not be used.
Live on npm for 23 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
mcs-landings-api
8.9537.0
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script is designed to send critical system information and environment variables to an external server, which is highly suspicious and indicative of malicious behavior.
Live on npm for 1 hour and 9 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
pytrv
0.0.1
Removed from pypi
Blocked by Socket
The code poses a significant security risk by downloading and executing an external executable without any verification. This behavior is indicative of potential malware activity.
Live on pypi for 11 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
stock_sheet
1.0.0
by mduan
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This script is performing a modification to a TypeScript declaration file. While it may not be inherently malicious, modifying files in the 'node_modules' directory can introduce unexpected behavior and potential security risks.
Live on npm for 7 days, 6 hours and 52 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
sushi-client
7.792.0
by hamz-sus
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code snippet is likely performing a data leak by sending system data to a suspicious domain. It also exhibits obfuscation techniques.
Live on npm for 32 days, 10 hours and 48 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
wolfhece
1.8.11
Removed from pypi
Blocked by Socket
While the code does not exhibit explicit malicious behavior, it contains significant security risks due to hardcoded credentials, insecure data transmission, and poor data handling practices. The absence of explicit malicious intent is noted, but the potential for exploitation exists.
Live on pypi for 55 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
azure-graphrbac
4.8.4
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code is designed to exfiltrate sensitive system information and file contents to remote servers. This is highly indicative of malicious behavior.
Live on npm for 20 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
usaa-textarea
4.1.1
by w00dr0w
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This script is using 'nslookup' to resolve a domain and then execute 'node index.js'. This behavior is considered suspicious and potentially malicious. The domain name and IP address should be inspected to determine their legitimacy.
Live on npm for 4 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
rcv-with-media-plugins
8.99.99
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code uses the exec function to run shell commands, which poses a significant security risk. It could potentially execute malicious code if the input to exec is manipulated. Redirecting output to /dev/null to hide execution details is suspicious.
Live on npm for 1 hour and 45 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
postinstall-dummy
0.0.7
by timsuchanek
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script is malicious as it exfiltrates sensitive environment variable data to an external server without user consent, posing a high security risk.
Live on npm for 9 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
wechat-web-login
9.1.3
by paulisusu
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script pings a domain constructed from the hostname, which could be used for tracking or malicious purposes. The domain structure raises concerns about potential data exfiltration or unauthorized communication.
Live on npm for 2 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
Socket detects traditional vulnerabilities (CVEs) but goes beyond that to scan the actual code of dependencies for malicious behavior. It proactively detects and blocks 70+ signals of supply chain risk in open source code, for comprehensive protection.
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Socket detects and blocks malicious dependencies, often within just minutes of them being published to public registries, making it the most effective tool for blocking zero-day supply chain attacks.
Socket is built by a team of prolific open source maintainers whose software is downloaded over 1 billion times per month. We understand how to build tools that developers love. But don’t take our word for it.
Nat Friedman
CEO at GitHub
Congrats to @feross and the hard-working team behind @SocketSecurity on today's launch!
Suz Hinton
Senior Software Engineer at Stripe
heck yes this is awesome!!! Congrats team 🎉👏
Matteo Collina
Node.js maintainer, Fastify lead maintainer
So awesome to see @SocketSecurity launch with a fresh approach! Excited to have supported the team from the early days.
DC Posch
Director of Technology at AppFolio, CTO at Dynasty
This is going to be super important, especially for crypto projects where a compromised dependency results in stolen user assets.
Luis Naranjo
Software Engineer at Microsoft
If software supply chain attacks through npm don't scare the shit out of you, you're not paying close enough attention.
@SocketSecurity sounds like an awesome product. I'll be using socket.dev instead of npmjs.org to browse npm packages going forward
Elena Nadolinski
Founder and CEO at Iron Fish
Huge congrats to @SocketSecurity! 🙌
Literally the only product that proactively detects signs of JS compromised packages.
Joe Previte
Engineering Team Lead at Coder
Congrats to @feross and the @SocketSecurity team on their seed funding! 🚀 It's been a big help for us at @CoderHQ and we appreciate what y'all are doing!
Josh Goldberg
Staff Developer at Codecademy
This is such a great idea & looks fantastic, congrats & good luck @feross + team!
The best security teams in the world use Socket to get visibility into supply chain risk, and to build a security feedback loop into the development process.
Yan Zhu
Head of Security at Brave, DEFCON, EFF, W3C
glad to hear some of the smartest people i know are working on (npm, etc.) supply chain security finally :). @SocketSecurity
Andrew Peterson
CEO and Co-Founder at Signal Sciences (acq. Fastly)
How do you track the validity of open source software libraries as they get updated? You're prob not. Check out @SocketSecurity and the updated tooling they launched.
Supply chain is a cluster in security as we all know and the tools from Socket are "duh" type tools to be implementing.
Zbyszek Tenerowicz
Senior Security Engineer at ConsenSys
socket.dev is getting more appealing by the hour
Devdatta Akhawe
Head of Security at Figma
The @SocketSecurity team is on fire! Amazing progress and I am exciting to see where they go next.
Ryan Noon
Founder & CEO at Material Security
The NPM ecosystem is a horrible horrible place and I'm glad you're doing something about it.
Sebastian Bensusan
Engineer Manager at Stripe
I find it surprising that we don't have _more_ supply chain attacks in software:
Imagine your airplane (the code running) was assembled (deployed) daily, with parts (dependencies) from internet strangers. How long until you get a bad part?
Excited for Socket to prevent this
Adam Baldwin
VP of Security at npm, Red Team at Auth0/Okta
Congrats to everyone at @SocketSecurity ❤️🤘🏻
Nico Waisman
CISO at Lyft
This is an area that I have personally been very focused on. As Nat Friedman said in the 2019 GitHub Universe keynote, Open Source won, and every time you add a new open source project you rely on someone else's code and you rely on the people that build it.
This is both exciting and problematic. You are bringing real risk into your organization, and I'm excited to see progress in the industry from OpenSSF scorecards and package analyzers to the company that Feross Aboukhadijeh is building!
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Attackers have taken notice of the opportunity to attack organizations through open source dependencies. Supply chain attacks rose a whopping 700% in the past year, with over 15,000 recorded attacks.
Dec 14, 2023
Hijacked cryptocurrency library adds malware
Widely-used library in cryptocurrency frontend was compromised to include wallet-draining code, following the hijacking of NPM account credentials via phishing.
Jan 06, 2022
Maintainer intentionally adds malware
Rogue maintainer sabotages his own open source package with 100M downloads/month, notably breaking Amazon's AWS SDK.
Nov 15, 2021
npm discovers a platform vulnerability allowing unauthorized publishing of any package
Attackers could publish new versions of any npm package without authorization for multiple years.
Oct 22, 2021
Hijacked package adds cryptominers and password-stealing malware
Multiple packages with 30M downloads/month are hijacked and publish malicious versions directly into the software supply chain.
Nov 26, 2018
Package hijacked adding organization specific backdoors
Obfuscated malware added to a dependency which targeted a single company, went undetected for over a week, and made it into their production build.
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TC39 is meeting in Tokyo this week and they have approved nearly a dozen proposals to advance to the next stages.
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Our threat research team breaks down two malicious npm packages designed to exploit developer trust, steal your data, and destroy data on your machine.
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